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O’Reilly’s Island

Located in County Roscommon, Connacht Coordinates: 54°04′20″ N 8°03′09″ W

Map showing the location of O’Reilly’s Island O’Reilly’s Island
Location in Ireland
Elevation
47 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Drumshanbo
2.8 km SE
Local time
UTC+00:00
Europe/Dublin · UTC+00:00
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
NOC Ireland West Airport Knock53 km
CFN Donegal Airport110 km

About O’Reilly’s Island

O’Reilly’s Island is an island. Location: County Roscommon, Connacht. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (53 km). Nearby sights include Nagalliagh Lough and Acres Lough.

Climate of O’Reilly’s Island

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 10° · Night 5° · Rain 138 mm

Hottest month
July (day 19°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
January (143 mm)
Driest month
May (77 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of O’Reilly’s Island
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)8°8°10°12°15°17°19°19°16°13°10°8°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°5°7°10°12°12°10°7°5°4°
Precipitation (mm)14310911680778387108110139138138

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to O’Reilly’s Island

The nearest airport is Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC), 53 km to the west as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dublin, 145 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) Charlestown 53 kmwest
  • Donegal Airport (CFN) Donegal 110 kmnorth
  • City of Derry Airport (LDY) Derry, Derry and Strabane 122 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Dublin Population: 1M 145 kmsoutheast
  • Belfast Population: 348K 150 kmnortheast
  • Limerick Population: 102.3K 161 kmsouth
  • Cork Population: 224K 244 kmsouth
  • Glasgow Population: 626.4K 314 kmnortheast

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from O’Reilly’s Island

Within 100 km: 230 historic and cultural sites, 552 natural sites, 1,313 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km236 places

  • Drumman’s Island Island 15 kmSW
  • Bullock Island Island 14 kmSW
  • Stag Island Island 16 kmSW
  • Muck Island Island 17 kmW

25–60 km613 places

  • Strandhill Beach Beach 43 kmNW
  • Dunmoran Strand Beach 49 kmNW
  • Inishteige Island 29 kmN
  • Inishmurray Island 57 kmNW

60–100 km1,246 places

  • Station Island Island 61 kmN
  • Rathlin O’Birne Island Island 83 kmNW
  • Long Island Island 78 kmS
  • Inchmore Island 64 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Drumshanbo Village, County Leitrim
    2.8 km SE
  • Derrintober Village, County Leitrim
    1.1 km E
  • Murhaun Village, County Leitrim
    1.8 km SE
  • Lavaur Village, County Leitrim
    1.9 km E
  • Arigna Village, County Roscommon
    3.5 km W
  • Mullaun Village, County Roscommon
    2.9 km W

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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